Account-book cabinet.



F. A. BRAUN.

ACCOUNT BOOK CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1903.

Patented June 8, 1909.

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FREDERICK A. BRAUN, OF LORAIN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE RAPID ACCOUNT FILECOM- PANY, OF LORAIN, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

following is a specification, the principle of.

the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I havecontemplated applying that principle, so. as to distinguish it fromother inventions.

My invention relating, as indicated, to

v cabinets, has particular regard to the provi- 'uently in the bookwhich is kept sion of an improved cabinet for retaining in orderly andeasily accessible fashion individual account books of the sort largelyfavored among grocers, butchers, and other tradesmen. As. is wellunderstood these books are usually made with alternate pages arranged tobe torn out, so that if the customers order' be written upon such pageand a carbon sheet interposed a duplicate record is made, the carboncopy remaining per-Inlat ie tradesman. Obviously where a large immber ofsuch books are required; the keeping of the same isapt to proveburdensome, and various systems have accordingly from time to time beendevised for filing them away.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and compactarrangement for the keeping of such record books, or like articles. i

To the accomplishment of this and related objects said invention, then,consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularlypointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing'and the following description-set forth in detailcertain mech anism embodying the invention, such disclosed meansconstituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which theprinciple of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cabinetembodying my several improvements; Fig. 2 is a erspectlve view on anenlarged scale of a bro *en portion of such cabinet; Fig. 3 is a sectiontaken through the same transversely thercof;and Fig. 4 is a perspectiveView of such cabinet with an attachment for supporting a book whenwithdrawn from the cabinet to have an entry written therein? Aspresented in Figs. 1 and 4 my improved 7 Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed May 21, 1908. Serial No. 484,018.

Patented June 8, 1909.

vcabinet A is shown in a form adapted to be placed on the top of acounter, ta like,-so that when the lid A is down it can be convenientlyutilized as a desk. As will .later be apparent, however, it isimmaterial so far as the several inventive features are concernedwhether the container, or cabinet, be given the articular shape shown,or be made flat, and: if desired, it can be placed in a drawer or thelike.

The primary feature of construction to which I would call attention isthat of the pockets a designed for the reception of the individualaccount books, to which reference has been previously made. Thesepockets, the size of which is determined by the size of the book to beaccommodated therein, are preferably'made in series out of sheet metal,suchas tin, and the books B when in place are designed normally to besubstantially entirely included therein, see Fig. 3, so that any name,or other mark of identification on such book will be out of sight.

For the purpose of facilitating the removal of any deslred book, eachpocket or compartment of the case is provided with a lifting devicewhich consists of a member a loosely dis osed in the bottom of suchcompartment an having attached thereto at its one side a vertical rod (1that extends upwardly beyond the top of the compartment. This .rod isslidably-he'ld in a flange (1 formed by turn v ing over thecorresponding upper lateral edge of the alined compartments a, and forconvenience in assembling is attached to the plate or llfting memberproper by being screw-threaded in a lug .a" wherewith the latter isprovided. The upper end of each rod preferably bears a disk a on whichappears a number, by means of which; taken in conjunction with an indexa conveniently secured on the inside of the cover of the cabinet, anyparticular partys account book may be readily discovered.

Since, when in use, it may at times found inconvenient to close thecover A in order to have a writing surface upon which to lay a bookabstracted from the cabinet, I provide a support C, such as shown 1nFig.

le, or the 4, of approximately merely the size of a book.

Such support includes -two longitudinal guides c c aflixed totherespective sides of the box A and transverse guides c c slidablymounted thereon. To the latter is in turn slidably affixed the platethat constitutes the support 0, proper. By virtue of the slidablearrangement of the parts of suchsupport, it will be obvious that thelatter may be positioned over any-desired portion of the open cabinet asfound most convenient, either for the purpose of withdrawing a book froma compartment, or subsequently writing thereon.

Other inodes'of applying the principle of my invention may be em loyedinstead of the one explained, change eing made as regards the mechanismherein disclosed, provided the means stated by any one of the followingclaims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and dis tinctly claim as myinvention 1. A cabinet for filing articles of the character described,comprising a plurality of vertically disposed compartments open at theirupperends and respectively adapted to receive and substantially entirelyinclude one of-said articles, and a hft in each such compartment forpartially raising the corresponding article therefrom, such liftincluding a member independent of, but adapted to support, the articlein its compartment, and a rod connected with said member to raise thesame, said rod extending above the top of the com artment and beingslidably secured to the latter;

2. A cabinet for filing articles of the character described, comprisinga plurality of vertically disposed compartments open at their upper endsand respectively adapted to receive and substantially entirely includeone ofsaid articles, and a lift in each such compartment for partiallyraising the correspond- I mg article therefrom, such lift including aplate loosely resting on the bottom of said compartment and formed withan upturned end portion, and a rod having threaded attachment to suchend portion and extending above the top of the compartment.

3. A cabinet for filing articles of the char acter described, comprisinga plurality of vertically disposed compartments open at their upper endsand respectively adapted to receive and substantially entirely includeone of said articles, and a lift in each such compartment for partiallyraising the correspondmg article therefrom, such lift including a memberindependent of, but adapted to support, the article in its compartmentand a rod rigidly attached to one end of said member,

said rod extending above the top of the compartment and being slidablysecured to the atter.

4. A cabinet for filing articles of the churacter described, comprisinga plurality of vertically disposed compartments open at their upper endsand respectively adapted to receive and substantially entirelyincludeone of said articles, and a lift in each such com partment for partiallyraising the corresponding article therefrom, such lift including a plateloosely resting on the bottom of said compartment and formed with anupturned end portion, and a rod having threaded attachment to such endportion and extending above the top of the compartment, said rod beingslidably secured to such top.

' 5. In a cabinet for filing articles of the character described, thecombination of a filing case proper comprising a plurality ofcompartments, guides along two parallel sides of said ease,othertransversely disposed guides movably mounted upon said first namedguides, and a supporting plate movably mounted upon said last namedguides.

Signed by me this 18th day of May, 1908.

FltEDERlCK A. BHAUN.

Attested by:

A. ll. FIEBAoI-I, l). S. DAVIES.

